HP Essential 17.3" Jet black 2025
CPU Intel Core 5 8
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 17.3" 1280x720
GPU Intel Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.1 kg
Battery 41 Wh
28 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average portability (5th percentile)
- Below average screen (6th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 5 8 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.5 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 17.3" |
| Resolution | 1280x720 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Color Gamut | 60% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Essential 17.3" | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 5 8 | Apple M4 | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 17.3" 1280x720 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Integrated Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | 54 | 48 | 75 | 66 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Essential 17.3" | 71.2 | 55.5 | 13.5 | 38.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 24.7 | 32.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.1 | 71.4 | 65.6 | 53.4 | 86.8 | 91 | 79.7 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 Compare | 74.9 | 55.5 | 87 | 90.1 | 67.3 | 85.1 | 79.7 | 80.8 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 88 | 79.4 | 65.6 | 95 | 94.9 | 44 | 79.7 | 59.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 80.2 | 59.8 | 89.1 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 80.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 66.5 | 65.5 | 51.3 | 65.4 | 95.7 | 87.5 | 51.7 | 80.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations27
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